{"data":{"id":"us-mt/16-11-501","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"16-11-501","heading":"Findings and purpose.","body":"The legislature finds that violations of 16-11-401 through 16-11-403 threaten the integrity of the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, the fiscal soundness of the state, and the public health. The legislature finds that enacting procedural enhancements will help prevent violations of 16-11-401 through 16-11-403 and will safeguard the Master Settlement Agreement, the fiscal soundness of the state, and the public health. (Certain provisions void on occurrence of contingency--sec. 16, Ch. 397, L. 2003--see part compiler's comment.)","path":["TITLE 16. ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND MARIJUANA","CHAPTER 11. TAXATION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS","Part 5. Tobacco Products Reserve Fund -- Enforcement"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0160/chapter_0110/part_0050/section_0010/0160-0110-0050-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:48:05Z","sha256":"fbac0fed15a2ed3e17545ba79d1f5155ec55bc2d23f28ce25b4cbbfd16a345cf","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/16-11-404","next":"us-mt/16-11-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}